MARTIN GOLDSMITH, HOST OF NPR'S PERFORMANCE TODAY SHOW, TALKS WITH SCOTT SIMON AOUT A NEW TREND IN CLASSICAL MUSIC. THE NAME MAY SOUND OFF-PUTTING -- IT'S CALLED "MYSTICAL MINIMALISM." BUT, ACCORDING TO ITS FANS, THE MUSIC IS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC HAS BEEN IN A LONG TIME.
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